Ernst hugendubel



No. 609,435. Patentd Aug. 23, I898; E. HUGENDUBEL. COMBINED UMBRELLA ANDCANE. (Application filed May 28, 1897. Renewed June 17, 1898.)

(N0 Model.)

ERNST I-IUGENDUBEL, OF STUTTG'ART, GERMANY.

COMBINED UMBRELLA AND CANE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 609,435, dated August23, 1898. Application filed May 26, 1897. Renewed June 17, 1898. derialNo. 683,762. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERNST HUGENDUBEL, a subject of the King ofWiirtemberg, residing at Stuttgart, Germany, have invented certain newand useful Improvementsin a Combination Umbrella and Cane, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined umbrella and walking stick which isdistinguished by elegance of shape and facility and rigidity in use.

The invention consists of a combined umbrella and cane having a case orsheath adapted to be detachably connected with the handle, a perforateddisk carrying a depending flange forming a socket secured to the rod ofthe umbrella, perforations in the lower end of the handle, and a pinhoused in said socket and adapted to pass through the perforation in thedisk and into one of the perforations in the said handle. a

The invention consists, further, of details of construction hereinafterset forth, and defined in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is avertical section of the upperpart of a combined umbralla and cane embodying my invention; Fig. 2, asection through m m of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a view of the completearticle on a reduced scale, the lower end of which is shown in section.

Similar letters refer to the same parts wherever they occur.

The stick I) of the umbrella a is connected by a nut o with the handle,so as to be capable of turning around axially. In order to efiect this,the handle is made in two parts cl and d. Attached to the stick I) is adisk I), which carries a depending flange forming a socket b for thereception of the pin 6. The pin 6 prevents the turning of the rod whenused as an umbrella. This result is secured by providing the part d ofthe handle end with a number of holes 6, into some one of which the pine falls when the article is held upright for use as an umbrella". Thepin e works freely in and out of the socket b and through the disk b,but never passes entirely through the disk. Surrounding part d of thehandle is a sleeve' f, internally screwthreaded at its lower end f, bymeans of which the sheath or case g of the umbrella can be connectedwith the handle. For this purpose the sheath or case g, which may bemade of leather or other suitable material, is

provided'at its upper end with a lining or lining g causes the umbrellato assume a thin elegant shape and holds it together compactly. Thelining g and the socket g are covered with'leather or the like to formthe sheath 9, so that after the sheath 9 is on and the sleeve f andbushing g are screwed together the umbrella has the appearance of asmooth walking-stick.

WVhen the article is to be used as an umbrella, the sleeve f and bushingg are unscrewed or otherwise a detached from one another, the point ofthe stick being held down, so that the pin a may fall out of the hole 6'and not prevent the sleeve f from turning. The sheath or case g,together with the bushing g and stop 9 fastened thereto, can then beslipped off and put into the users pocket. When the umbrella is openedand held up for use, the pin 6 falls into one of the holes 6' in the endof the part all of the handle and prevents the umbrella turning on itsaxis.

The length of therod b is so arranged that the pin b comes in contactwith the stop 9 thus providing the necessary rigidity when the articleis used as a Walking-stick. The

sleeve f and bushing 9 may be also joined by means of a bayonet-joint orother fastening. Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A combined umbrellaand cane, consisting of a case or sheath of leather or other materialand adapted to be attached to or detached from the handle, a handleprovided with holes in its lower end, a perforated disk attached to therod of the umbrella, a depending flange secured to said disk andprovided with a socket, and a pin adapted to be housed in said socketand to connect the disk with the said handle to prevent the rotation oftherod, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ERNST I-IUGENDUBEL.

Witnesses O. WALBERT BAUER, CHRISTIAN BAUER.

